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Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera (Swainson, WJ 1834)
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Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Stilpnia
Scientific:
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Thraupidae
Genus:
Stilpnia
Scientific:
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Original description
Citation:
(Swainson, WJ 1834)
Reference:
Orn. Drawings
1 pl.8
Protonym:
A[glaia] cyanoptera
Type locality:
no locality ; vicinity of Caracas, Venezuela, suggested by Hellmayr, 1936, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 9, p. 174.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105427#page/43/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F9C4B0455951C3BE
Avibase ID:
avibase-F9C4B045
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F9C4B045
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563288
English:
Black-headed Tanager
Bulgarian:
Черноглава танагра
Catalan:
tàngara encaputxada
Czech:
tangara fialovokřídlá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Tangar
German:
Blauflügeltangare
Esperanto:
bluflugila tangaro
Spanish:
Tangara cabecinegra
Spanish (Spain):
Tangara cabecinegra
Finnish:
hupputangara
French:
Calliste à tête noire
Croatian:
blistavokrila tangara
Italian:
Tanagra testanera
Japanese:
ズグロフウキンチョウ
Lithuanian:
juodagalvė tanagra
Dutch:
Zwartkoptangare
Norwegian:
svarthodetanagar
Polish:
tangarka czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
saíra-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Brazil):
saíra-de-cabeça-preta (cyanoptera)
Portuguese (Portugal):
tangará-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Синекрылая танагра
Slovak:
tangara tmavokrídla
Serbian:
Crnolika zelena tangara
Swedish:
svarthuvad tangara
Turkish:
Kara Başlı Tangara
Ukrainian:
танагра синьокрила
Chinese:
黑头靓唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭唐加拉雀
Black-headed Tanager
Bulgarian:
Черноглава танагра
Catalan:
tàngara encaputxada
Czech:
tangara fialovokřídlá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Tangar
German:
Blauflügeltangare
Esperanto:
bluflugila tangaro
Spanish:
Tangara cabecinegra
Spanish (Spain):
Tangara cabecinegra
Finnish:
hupputangara
French:
Calliste à tête noire
Croatian:
blistavokrila tangara
Italian:
Tanagra testanera
Japanese:
ズグロフウキンチョウ
Lithuanian:
juodagalvė tanagra
Dutch:
Zwartkoptangare
Norwegian:
svarthodetanagar
Polish:
tangarka czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
saíra-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Brazil):
saíra-de-cabeça-preta (cyanoptera)
Portuguese (Portugal):
tangará-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Синекрылая танагра
Slovak:
tangara tmavokrídla
Serbian:
Crnolika zelena tangara
Swedish:
svarthuvad tangara
Turkish:
Kara Başlı Tangara
Ukrainian:
танагра синьокрила
Chinese:
黑头靓唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭唐加拉雀
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed Tanager (cyanoptera) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Tanager (cyanoptera) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Tangara argentea argentea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Tangara argentea argentea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Tangara argentea argentea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Tangara argentea argentea) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed Tanager (nominate) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) |
| Avilist 2025: Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) |
| Clements, version 2021: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed) ( Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Tangara argentea argentea [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Tangara argentea argentea [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Tanager ( Tangara argentea) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Black-headed Tanager ( Stilpnia cyanoptera) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Stilpnia [cyanoptera or whitelyi]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: tàngara encaputxada
Czech: tangara fialovokřídlá
Danish: Sorthovedet Tangar
German: Blauflügeltangare, Blauflügeltangare (cyanoptera)
English: Black-headed Tanager, Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed), Black-headed Tanager (cyanoptera), Black-headed Tanager (nominate)
English, HBW: Black-headed Tanager
English (IOC): Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed)
English (United States): Black-headed Tanager (Black-headed)
Esperanto: bluflugila tangaro
Spanish: Tangara cabecinegra, Tangara Cabecinegra (cyanoptera)
Spanish (Spain): Tangara cabecinegra (cyanoptera)
Finnish: hupputangara
French: Calliste à tête noire, Calliste à tête noire (cyanoptera), Calliste à tête noire (nominal), Calliste à tête noire (nominale), Calliste à tête noire (race nominale)
Croatian: blistavokrila tangara
Italian: Tanagra testanera
Japanese (romaji): zugurofuukinchou (cyanoptera)
Japanese: ズグロフウキンチョウ, ズグロフウキンチョウ (cyanoptera), ズグロフウキンチョウ（cyanoptera）
Scientific: Aglaia cyanoptera, Stilpnia cyanoptera, Stilpnia cyanoptera cyanoptera, Tangara argentea, Tangara argentea argentea, Tangara cyanoptera, Tangara cyanoptera cyanoptera, Tangara cynoptera cynoptera
Lithuanian: juodagalvė tanagra
Dutch: Zwartkoptangare
Norwegian: svarthodetanagar, svarthodetanagar (cyanoptera)
Polish: tangarka czarnoglowa, tangarka czarnogłowa, tangarka czarnogłowa (cyanoptera)
Portuguese: saíra-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): tangará-de-cabeça-preta, tangará-de-cabeça-preta (cyanoptera)
Russian: Синекрылая танагра, Синекрылая танагра (cyanoptera)
Slovak: tangara tmavokrídla, tangara tmavokrídla (skup.)
Swedish: svarthuvad tangara, svarthuvad tangara (cyanoptera)
Turkish: Kara Başlı Tangara, Kara başlı tangara (cyanoptera)
Ukrainian: танагра синьокрила
Chinese: 黑头靓唐纳雀
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭唐加拉雀
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